Minneapolis, Minnesota Speed Traps
North Side of Lake Calhoun (Calhoun Beach Club)
Off of W. Lake St and Thomas Avenue there is a loading dock area for the Calhoun Beach Club. In the summer months there is a car that sits there monitoring the traffic leaving uptown and heading west as you curve around the lake.
All rural highways and interstates in Minnesota
Just a heads up that Minnesota State Patrol is giving tickets for speeds higher than what the driver is actually traveling. I got a warning for going 66 in a 55 while watching my speedometer carefully – it said 64. A few months later, in a different part of the state, I got a ticket for going 80 in a 70 while watching my speedometer carefully – it said 78. After both incidents, I timed my speed with a new GPS that is accurate to 1/10th of a mph. My speedometer reads between -0.5 to +1 mph of the true speed I am going. Therefore, I could easily have been going 65 and 79, respectively, but the officers’ radar guns clearly are calibrated at least +1 mph from the true speed. This is unethical and probably illegal! Spread the word.
Ford Pkwy & Godfrey Rd
Both St. Paul , Minneapolis and State Patrol are all issuing tickets for speeding on both sides of Ford bridge. Tickers are over 150 dollars.
30th Ave N & W Medicine Lake Dr
There is an unmarked, blue Crown Victoria-type car on the East side of West Medicine Lake Drive. The front-end is sticking out from a side road. This is the radar cop. Hidden across the street is the marked squad car that pulls over the vehicles and issues the tickets. Just got one at 8 a.m. this Monday morning 6/15/9.